Californians allegedly worried about greenhouse gases

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The survey of 1,000 people conducted Aug. 3-10 also shows support for a market-based strategy conducted in coordination with other western states, as proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a number of business groups. The market structure is generally supported by the AB 32 Implementation Group, the business coalition that commissioned the poll, although the details of the market have yet to be worked out.

The survey of a random sample of California voters was conducted by EMC Research of Oakland with a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.1 percentage points.

EMC said the goal of the survey was to "measure current attitudes toward California Assembly Bill 32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, and to gauge how both positive and negative arguments affect voter support for the bill."

--Voters are largely unaware of AB 32, but they initially support its goals. Support for the bill significantly decreases as voters are given more information, particularly about the costs of implementing the bill.